Jan 272011
 

tux-rhYesterday I followed the online event Virtual Experience, presented by Red Hat.

The event was presented in 4 main areas :Red Hat Enterprise 6, Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Jboss, for an idea of the sessions available take a look here.

I followed some of the sessions and from what I saw I had the impression that Cloud is the key word (or fashion) that is often repeated even in talks about  other  topics,  RH  surely   is betting a lot there, but  we are still in the early phases and there are enabling technologies, but the solutions must be built ad hoc on your infrastructure.

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Jan 252011
 

tux-polHow to use Rkhunter, Chkrootkit, ClamAV, Afick

This is the second part of the article wrote by Angelo Fonseca on his blog.

Angelo it’s a Linux systema administrator expert in security issues, he’s also the founder of Linkedin group “GNU/Linux Security & Hardening”

I found it really interesting and so i’m really glad to propose this to all of you.

Introduction

In my previous post I talk about “File Integrity Checkers” and “Rootkit Revealers” for GNU/Linux.
Today, I’ll explain you how to “pratically” install and use them for checking your system and reveal security problems.

Read the full article here

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Jan 252011
 

linux-mac-windowsOr put a different suit to your Linux….
Maybe you love so much the look of your previous operating system?
Or do you want to change the operating system to your friend or relative pretending nothing?
Whatever our penguin can also change clothes and pretend to be a Win or Mac

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Jan 242011
 

lutrisThe Universal Gaming Platform For GNU Linux

Lutris is a gaming platform planning to support as many games as possible for GNU/Linux. It takes care of installing and running the games by setting up the best environment in order to provide the most enjoyable gaming experience.

Unlike existing similar projects (PlayOnLinux, DJL), Lutris aims to support games from every operating system and console as long as there’s is a way to make them run properly on Linux.

Lutris also aims to provide social tools such as inviting friends to join an online game, user ratings…

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Jan 232011
 

police-tuxThanks to a group on LinkedIn where I belong I found this interesting article done in two parts by Angelo Fonzeca that i propose to you:

Introduction

Are you afraid that your system has been compromised by an unauthorized access?
Have you got discovered abnormal network activities and/or do you suspect that your system has been infected by trojans or rootkit?

Is this your nightmare? 😉

No problem, there are some solutions which help system administrators to check their servers, so they can be more serene about security of their machines.

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